noun
firm
A business company, especially a professional partnership.
The accounting firm opens a second office.
Etymology
The Italian word means a signature. From the business name under which partners signed, firm developed into the name for the business organization itself.
More examples
- She joined a law firm after graduation.
- Several firms submitted proposals.
- The firm hired two new partners.
Forms
firm · firms
Similar words
- company
- The broad term for a business organization.
- partnership
- A business owned by partners, which a firm may be.